..To date, data are mixed for interventions commonly prescribed in clinical practice and suggest several areas of investigation in advancing research on the medication management of repetitive behaviors...

..These findings suggest that levetiracetam does not improve behavioral disturbances of autism, but are limited by the small sample size and lack of stratification of the autistic sample at baseline...

..616). This study provides preliminary support for the use of divalproex in treating repetitive behaviours in ASD. Further research is needed to evaluate the specificity and mechanism of action of these findings...

Brief report: the Autism Mental Status Examination: development of a brief autism-focused exam

DAVID GRODBERGDepartment of Psychiatry, Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USAJ Autism Dev Disord 42:455-9. 2012

..Preliminary findings indicate excellent classification accuracy and suggest that the AMSE provides a rapid and reliable observational assessment in a high-risk population...

Complex autism spectrum disorder in a patient with a 17q12 microduplication

Tracy BrandtSeaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 100029, USAAm J Med Genet A 158:1170-7. 2012

..4 Mb microduplication diagnosed with significant ID involving complex deficits and autism. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with the 17q12 microduplication and a complex ASD phenotype...

..Such a database would reduce false-positive results in clinical settings, would be helpful in structure-function analyses, and would direct translational research to pathways most likely to benefit families...